March 2011

How to Restart iPad that Crashed, Froze, Bricked or Stops Responding

By Jack Smith | March 31, 2011

You might already know that pressing the top-right button on your iPad will either put your iPad to sleep or wake it up. It is for this reason that Apple calls it the “Sleep/Wake button.”

You might also know that pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds will give you the option to “slide to power off.”

After powering off your iPad, holding the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds will once again “Power On” your iPad. You will see the familiar Apple logo along with a rotating circular progress indicator. After a few seconds, you will be presented with the locked screen.

However, if you are reading this article, you probably noticed that the Sleep/Wake button does nothing in the event that your iPad crashed, froze, locked up or stopped responding.

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Google Search +1 Allows you to Recommend Sites for your Social Circle

By Jack Smith | March 30, 2011

Google plans to incorporate a new feature into Google Search engine called “+1″ — digital shorthand for “this is pretty cool” (or “Like” if you’re a facebook fan).

How does it work?

Google will gather recommendations on sites from people connected to you through Google services. Such as Google Talk buddies, contacts, Picasa Web Albums, and etc. There are also plans to incorporate your connections from Twitter, too.

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Microsoft Windows 8 on their way to OEM partners

By Jack Smith | March 30, 2011

Microsoft begins distributing early builds of Windows 8 to OEM partners for testing purposes in a project called “Windows 8 and Server vNext Pre-Release Program.”

Windows 8 Setup - Installing

The Windows 8 build 7971 can be downloaded online via connect.microsoft.com, but needs an invitation code. So, where can we get one? We just wait for someone from those OEM partners to leak a copy. Hopefully, won’t take too long.

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Nintendo 3DS — new record for Nintendo in USA sales

By Jack Smith | March 30, 2011

Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console hits the USA with great receptions.

Nintendo says that “US day-one sales numbers for Nintendo 3DS were the highest of any Nintendo handheld system in our history.”

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Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 4.3.1 Coming, But Not for iPad 2

By Jack Smith | March 30, 2011

Stefan Esser, iPhone security expert and hacker, confirmed that he has shared his newly discovered iOS 4.3.1 exploit to members of iPhone Dev Team. Which will make untethered (no need to be connected to computer to boot) jailbreak for iPhone on iOS 4.3.1 possible.

iPhone Dev-Team Jailbreak

iPhone Dev-Team are the guys responsible for the free Redsn0w and PwnageTool jailbreak utilities which are available for both Windows and Mac operating systems.

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